TÜİK - Tourism Statistics, Quarter I: January

Tourism revenue decreased by 16.5% compared to the same quarter of the previous year

In the first quarter, comprising January, February and March, tourism revenue decreased by 16.5% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, amounting to $4 billion 66 million 384 thousand. Of the tourism revenue (excluding mobile phone roaming and marina service expenditures), 71.3% was generated by foreign visitors and 28.7% by visiting citizens residing abroad.

Visitors organize their travels either individually or through package tours. Of the expenditures made in this quarter, $3 billion 744 million 812 thousand consisted of personal expenditures and $321 million 572 thousand of package tour expenditures.

The average per-person expenditure of visitors was $796

In this quarter, the average expenditure of foreigners was $717, while the average expenditure of citizens residing abroad was $1,059.

The number of visitors decreased by 4.4% compared to the same quarter of the previous year

The number of visitors departing from our country in the first quarter of 2016 decreased by 4.4% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 5 million 107 thousand 553 people. Of these, 78.6% (4 million 14 thousand 546 people) were foreigners and 21.4% (1 million 93 thousand 7 people) were citizens residing abroad.

Tourism expenditure increased by 19.9% compared to the same quarter of the previous year

Tourism expenditure, consisting of the spending of our citizens residing domestically who visit other countries, increased by 19.9% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching $1 billion 537 million 627 thousand. Of this, $1 billion 219 million 776 thousand consisted of personal expenditures and $317 million 851 thousand of package tour expenditures.

The number of citizens visiting abroad decreased by 2.1% compared to the first quarter of 2015

In this quarter, the number of citizens visiting abroad decreased by 2.1% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 1 million 825 thousand 187 people. Their average per-person expenditure was $842.

Tourism revenue and expenditure, Quarter I: January-March, 2016

The figures in the table may not add up to the total due to rounding.

The publication date of the next news bulletin on this topic is 29 July 2016.